1 Searching for Rain by Joanna Stricker2 Lesson in Humility (a sestina) by Sharlyn Guthrie3 Ask and You Shall… by Mona Purvis4 Love? Eggsactly! By Kathryn Randall5 One Little Ember by Carol Penhorwood6 Daybreak Symphony by Marlene Bonney7 A Job to Do by Michael Joshua8 Look by Margaret Kearley9 Little Wigglers by Tracy Nunes10 The Words of Two Fathers by Debbie Roome11 When the Cows Come Home by Ann Grover12 Neath the Cawing Crows by Jim McWhinnie13 Influenza by Emily Gibson14 As the Spirit Moves by Beth Muehlhausen15 Embers of Anger by Marita Thelander16 Sweet Dreams on Elm Street by Linda Germain17 The Plan by Michael Throne18 Snake on a Pole by Phee Paradise19 Responses by Vincent Lyons20 A Hero's Applause by Kellie Henningsen21 How the Battle was Won by Caitlyn Meissner22 Pandemic by Benjamin Graber23 Just One Family by RuthAnn Cornelson24 Cindy's Worlds by Gerald Shuler25 Contagious Faith by Nancy Bucca26 What Kitty Brought Back by Sandra Hoolihan27 The Spinster and the Pox by Shirley McClay28 Sweet Things by Lillian Rhoades29 A Time of Refreshing by Karen McCabe30 A Blossom of Hope by Ruth Neilson

1 The Burden of Life by Kara Dunham2 Julia's Hope by Ann Martin3 Thou Shall Not Murder by Shawn McNamara4 I Saw the Sores by Dee Washington5 Is Divorce Contagious? By Gwen Plauche6 From Outbreak to Healing by Kristi Ketz7 Mob Rules by Cheryl von Drehle8 Grace Matters on Promise Street by Jennifer Hill9 Outbreak by Kristi Huseby10 The Phenomenon by Ennis Smith11 Outbreak at Shiloh Hills by Jackie Smithwick12 New Hope New Life by Barbara Miller13 Get to Know Your Woodland Buddies by Wilma Schlegel14 Waking Up is Hard to Do by Cris Cramer15 Bad or Good? by Grace Merkey

1 Searching for Rain by Joanna Stricker2 What Kitty Brought Back by Sandra Hoolihan3 A Time of Refreshing by Karen McCabe4 A Sickness at the Zoo by Lori Jones5 He Shalt Cover Thee with His Wings by Shanta Richard6 Pass It On… by Emily Carlson7 The Smile by Diana Kay8 What If? By Kathy Stevens9 A Little Spark by Ekua Bartlett-Mingle10 Giddysborough School's Great Laughter Outbreak by Helen Curtis

1 A Job to Do by Michael Joshua2 Little Wigglers by Tracy Nunes3 Snake on a Pole by Phee Paradise4 A Little Religion by Mick Dawson5 The Deadly Echo by Joe Moreland6 I Wonder if Old Ladies Like Corn by Lisa Fowler7 A Handshake Seals the Deal by Virgil Youngblood8 Baby, Books, or Both? By Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom9 The Secret of the Yew by Danielle King10 Disruption by Karen Laskowsky11 New Life Comes to Mitchell's Creek by Patricia Protzman12 Revenge of the Serpent by Tim Pickl

1 Lesson in Humility (a sestina) by Sharlyn Guthrie2 Ask and You Shall… by Mona Purvis3 Love? Eggsactly! By Kathryn Randall4 One Little Ember by Carol Penhorwood5 Daybreak Symphony by Marlene Bonney6 Look by Margaret Kearley7 The Words of Two Fathers by Debbie Roome8 When the Cows Come Home by Ann Grover9 Neath the Cawing Crows by Jim McWhinnie10 Influenza by Emily Gibson11 As the Spirit Moves by Beth Muehlhausen12 Embers of Anger by Marita Thelander13 Sweet Dreams on Elm Street by Linda Germain14 The Plan by Michael Throne15 Responses by Vincent Lyons

well it as worth aiting for congratulations everyone, who like me, got into the highest rankings but not quite the tip top..... it is so good to have the second bout.... and for those who didnt quite get there..... dont despair there is next week